Law Offices:
News & announcements for the week ofMarch 15, 1999

Students who would like to learn how to practice law while they are
in law school should apply for the in-house clinical education program,
LAW OFFICES. Applications for the Summer semester are now available
in Suite 600. The Summer applications
are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 16, 1999.

Students may apply for Law Offices after they have completed the equivalent
to their first year of law school. To be considered for a place,
ALL students must return a completed Law Offices application.

Students who have previously taken or who are now taking Law Offices
(called Continuing Law Offices Students), and who submit their applications
by the due date will be given preference in their same practice group if
availability permits. New students who have submitted their
applications by the due date will be selected tn the Law Offices lottery.
The total number of available places during the summer semester is dependent
upon the number of supervising attorneys in each practice group.
The number of available new places is dependent upon the number of continuing
students and has not yet been determined.

There are three in-house practice groups from which to choose this summer
-- employment discrimination/civil rights with some general practice, criminal
defense, and, health with some family law.

In two of the in-house programs - employment discrimination/civil rights
litigation with some general practice program, and the criminal defense
litigation program - students are given the option of enrolling for three
or four credits. Students who enroll for three credits put in a minimum
of twelve hours per week during the fourteen-week semester. Students
who enroll for four credits put in a minimum of sixteen hours per week
during the semester. In the health law litigation program students
enroll for three credits and put in a minimum of twelve hours per week.

For more information, you may talk to the clinical professors who supervise
the various practice groups — Professors Gonzalez (Room 629) and Norton
(Room 623) for employment discrimination/civil rights with some general
practice; Professors Kadish (Room 613), Kling (Room 625), and Thomas (Room
609) for criminal defense; and Professor Altman (Room 611) for health with
some family law. Professor Laser (Room 631) is also available to
answer your questions.

Fall 1999 Clinic Applications

Applications for the Fall 1999 Law Offices Clinical Education Program
will be availble soon. Please continue to check the Record for details
regarding the Fall 1999 application deadlines and other important Law Offices
announcements. For a description of all clinical prorams, please
visit the Law Offices home page at: www.dentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.

ADVANCED EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM

FALL 1999

PROSPECTIVE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS ONLY:

Do you wish to develop your legal skills, gain practical legal experience
in a specialized area of law with a corporation, firm or government agency,
and make yourself more marketable to prospective employers upon graduation?
If so, consider applying to the Advanced Externship Program for Fall Semester
1999.

The Advanced Externship Program is a 4-credit hour program
non-graded program. The program is open to students in their
last two semesters of law school. An extern is placed in a
private or public, civil or criminal practice and is required to work a
minimum of 15 hours a week at his/her designated placement. Externs
interested in civil law may select to work under the supervision of general
counsel in major corporations or under the supervision of designated teaching
lawyers in well-known firms or specific government agencies. Externs
may specialize in such diverse legal areas as tax, commodities, securities,
corporate, health care, medical malpractice, general corporate law, etc.
Those interested in criminal law may elect to work with designated supervising
lawyers at the States Attorney's Office, Public Defender's Office, or the
U.S. Attorney's Office. Many externships offer students opportunities
to obtain a 711 license and appear in court.

More information about the program and an accompanying application
form are available in the Law Offices Reception Area and the Career Services
office. Applications must be submitted to Ms. Carole Ross in Room
612 by Noon on Friday, March 26. All applicants must have
scheduled and completed an interview with Professor Gross prior to turning
in their applications.

If you are interested in learning more about externship opportunities
or in applying to the program, please see Professor Vivien Gross in Room
617.

LAW OFFICES OF CHICAGO-KENT

The Law Offices of Chicago-Kent offers nine long-standing programs in
live-client clinical legal education which accommodate over 150 students
in the fall and spring semesters and over 50 students in the summer semester.

For a complete description of all clinical programs, please visit the
Law Offices Home Page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.

LADR!

LITIGATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM

This program in which first-year day division students and first- or
second-year evening division students may apply is different from any program
at any other law school! The day division students who are accepted
begin the program during their second year of law school, and the evening
division students who are accepted begin the program during their third
year of law school.

Becoming a lawyer takes more than sitting through three years of law
school lectures. It involves more than learning how to cross examine
hostile witnesses, write presuasive briefs, and talk to clients.
Reading about subjects such as legal ethics or law practice management
is not the same as learning about them from experience.

Throughout the LADR program , you will learn legal doctrine, lawyering
skills, and professional values, and work in Chicago-Kent's teaching law
firm, supervised by clinical professors who are expert practitioners and
mentors. You will learn the art of lawyering through two years of
intensive skills and clinical training. Your experience will teach
you how to become a competent, ethical, socially responsible lawyer.

To learn more about this program, please visit the description of the
LADR Program found at the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
Inquiries may be also be directed to Prof. Gary Laser in Room 631 or by
email, glaser.